Janine Cowling

Janine Cowling serves as a procurement professional with a strategic focus on technology infrastructure and human capital services, ensuring alignment with federal acquisition best practices and socioeconomic objectives. She manages a balanced portfolio of solicitations under both full and open competition and small business set-asides, consistently advancing agency mission readiness through targeted contracting solutions. Her work centers on acquiring mission-critical services that support digital transformation and workforce development, positioning her as a key contributor to the agency’s operational efficiency and compliance with FAR Part 19. Cowling cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of vendors, particularly those specializing in cloud-based computing infrastructure, data processing, and human resources consulting. While no single contractor dominates her award profile, she maintains consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering scalable, secure, and compliant IT services alongside strategic HR solutions. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor performance, past performance evaluations, and technical capability over price alone, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in quality and reliability. A strong advocate for small business inclusion, Cowling structures approximately half of her acquisitions as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity. Her contracting patterns demonstrate equal weighting between set-aside and open competitions, balancing equitable access with operational flexibility. This dual-track strategy ensures robust competition while actively promoting participation from small, disadvantaged, and socially and economically disadvantaged firms. Her primary technical domain centers on NAICS 518210 for computing infrastructure and data services, and NAICS 541612 for human resources consulting. She routinely procures cloud hosting, cybersecurity-enabled data platforms, workforce analytics, talent acquisition systems, and organizational development services. This dual focus underscores her expertise in bridging digital infrastructure with human capital strategy, making her a vital link between technology modernization and workforce optimization initiatives.